The team is also speaking with potential CEO candidates for the new TikTok, McCourt said.
One source familiar with the matter said the team approached V. Pappas, TikTok’s former chief operating officer.
Potential CEO candidates include V. Pappas, TikTok’s former chief operating officer. MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Pappas did not respond to a request for comment. McCourt declined to name whom he is speaking with for the CEO role.
The plan for TikTok will also include migrating its technology onto an open-source protocol developed by Project Liberty, an organization founded by McCourt.